was a castle structure in

Kikuchi, Kumamoto is a city located in Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. The city was founded on August 1, 1958. As of March 31, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 49,455 and a population density of 180 persons per km2. The total area ...

, Japan. Kikuchi castle has been designated as being of national significance. Now Kikuchi castle park is on site. Kikuchi castle was built by Yamato court. Following the defeat of Yamato Japan in the 663

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by an alliance of

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and the Korean kingdom of

Silla Silla or Shilla (57 BCE – 935 CE) ( , Old Korean: Syera, Old Japanese: Siraki2) was a Korean kingdom located on the southern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula. Silla, along with Baekje and Goguryeo, formed the Three Kingdoms of ...

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ordered the construction of defenses against a possible invasion. The castle was listed as one of the

Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles The is a list of 100 castles, intended as a sequel of 100 Fine Castles of Japan The castles in were chosen based on their significance in culture, history, and in their regions by the in 2006. In 2017, Japanese Castle Association created an ad ...

in 2017.

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{{Authority control Castles in Kumamoto Prefecture Historic Sites of Japan Former castles in Japan Ruined castles in Japan

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